Bobby Definition
bŏbē
bobbies
noun
A British policeman.
Webster's New World
A police officer.
American Heritage
pronoun
A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
Wiktionary
A diminutive of the female given name Roberta.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bobby
Noun
Singular:
bobby
Plural:
bobbiesOrigin of Bobby
After Sir Robert Peel home secretary of England when the Metropolitan Police Force was created in 1829
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the given name of Sir Robert Peel, who established London's police force.
From Wiktionary
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